OT can stand alone as a home health but it can NOT open a home health episode of care. Either PT or nursing must open the care.
Keep in mind that my company is NOT a home health company. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Jessica R. Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] What is OT's Speciality???? JRG> Can OT be the only service in the home? A while back I was hearing that JRG> a patient had to have OT and PT to qualify for home therapy. JRG> -----Original Message----- JRG> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JRG> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On JRG> Behalf Of Ron Carson JRG> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:39 PM JRG> To: Linda Telford JRG> Subject: Re: [OTlist] What is OT's Speciality???? JRG> Hello Linda: JRG> My experience of doctors that have some knowledge of rehab is that JRG> that they refer to PT or their refer to OT/PT but they never refer to JRG> OT. It's sort of the home health state of mind! In this is my hurdle; JRG> How can I market to a doctor to convince them to send their patients JRG> to OT only? JRG> Ron JRG> ----- Original Message ----- JRG> From: Linda Telford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JRG> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 JRG> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> JRG> Subj: [OTlist] What is OT's Speciality???? LT>> 1 - that you are addressing doctors that have some knowledge of what LT>> rehab means JRG> -- JRG> Options? JRG> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JRG> Archive? JRG> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JRG> ************************************************************************ JRG> ************** JRG> Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for JRG> OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. JRG> www.otdegree.com/otn JRG> ************************************************************************ JRG> ************** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
